III. Event Represented by the Artifact/Significance
Mrs. Parks was a seamstress in Montgomery, Alabama when, in December of 1955, she refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger. The bus driver had her arrested. She was tried and convicted of violating a local ordinance.Rosa Parks' action sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and became an important symbol of the modern civil rights movement.
I. Artifact Name
Inmate Number held by Rosa Parks
II. Image
III. Event Represented by the Artifact/Significance
Mrs. Parks was a seamstress in Montgomery, Alabama when, in December of 1955, she refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger. The bus driver had her arrested. She was tried and convicted of violating a local ordinance. Rosa Parks' action sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and became an important symbol of the modern civil rights movement.IV. Date and Place
December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, AlabamaV. Multimedia Found on the Internet
VII. Map
The Rosa Parks Museum at Troy University was built at the site of the Empire Theatre, the original site of the incident.
VIII. Curators
Leslie and Deborah